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It's interesting that they let the passenger pick the color. 2 passengers in the same area might both pick the same color and try to locate their driver based o
by abuehrle 11y ago
It's interesting that they let the passenger pick the color. 2 passengers in the same area might both pick the same color and try to locate their driver based on that information alone. Uber knows which pickups are at the same place at the same time and could choose the colors that minimize confusion (some kind of 4D map coloring problem!)
- vlasev 11y agoDefine a graph by proximity in spacetime. Colour the nodes in different colours
- ethbro 11y agoWhy limit themselves to single color bars? Gentlemen and women, I invite you to dream bigger! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2JL0xABlrQ&t=1m50s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2JL0xABlrQ&t=1m50s
- giancarlostoro 11y agoWhy not just disable already picked colors instead and still let the passenger pick a color regardless? Edit: Fixed a typo.
- saryant 11y agoWhy not just pick the color for the customer and ensure there aren't duplicates within the same block or so?
- giancarlostoro 11y agoI guess you could do both? Yet still allowing them to pick a color not yet taken within a certain distance could work.
- saryant 11y agoWhy? Just pick it for them. Don't present the user with choices that have no or negative consequences. Choice is not always good.
- falsyvalue 11y agoHaving the choice would probably be useful for colourblind users since some colours would appear more distinct than others.
- giancarlostoro 11y agoYou could say the same with lack of choice, but someone answered why it might be an issue if you don't have a choice available.
- 50CNT 11y agoYou know, you could just disable colors already picked in close proximity. For maximum distinguishing power, offer primary colors first, then secondary and tertiary colors, and then differences in brightness/saturation. Unless you're dealing with several dozen cars arriving at once, it should be reasonably distinct, and even if for some freak reason there is more cars than colors, it'll still help sorting through prospective cars more quickly. You could also do this automatically, but offering the user control over it may help them feel in charge and/or remember the color they picked better than just assigning one. That's my thoughts on it.
- abuehrle 11y agoGood point! However, is it important for people to feel in charge of their color? Right now, requesting an Uber is 3 steps (open app, set pickup location, confirm). Why add a 4th step and require another decision? I value simplicity over getting to choose my favorite color (n=1).
- phamilton 11y agoYou can have any color you like, as long as it's black.
- chris_wot 11y agoIf an Uber driver arrives in a Model T Ford, then at least it will be distinctive I guess.
- 50CNT 11y agoSee, you don't have to make it a separate step though. It'd be something that is initialized with a sane default, and allows you to change it if you want to. A button with the colour the light will be that you can click to open a modal dialog displaying your options. Someone suffering from dicromacy may choose a colour that is more distinct to them. If you don't care about the color the light is, you'd simply confirm without changing anything. Another nice tweak would be coloring the app based on your chosen color whilst you are waiting for the ride, making the connection obvious. That should be a fairly simple matter of shifting hues.